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An Origin Story: The History of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society

May 3 2024 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), as it exists today, does not have a written narrative or any acknowledgment on its website about how the organization was created, the timeline, the individuals...

Geopolitical Risks: Why Underwriters Are Watching Aggregations

May 2 2024 // Executive Summary: With instances of violent unrest rising across the globe in recent years, property all-risk insurance programs bore significant losses. One reason is that sublimits for strikes, riots and civil commotion...

Ryan Specialty Completes Acquisition of Castel Underwriting Agencies From Arch

May 1 2024 // Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced it has completed the acquisition of Castel Underwriting Agencies from Arch Financial Holdings (UK) Ltd. and minority...

Agile Syndicate 2427 Gets Lloyd’s Approval to Begin Underwriting

May 1 2024 // Agile Underwriting Services has received approval from Lloyd’s to commence underwriting in May. Agile Underwriting Services Syndicate 2427 (AUS 2427) will be focused primarily on Australia and New Zealand and writing...

Amboss Underwriting Assumes Oilfield Insurance Agencies’ Downstream Portfolio

Apr 29 2024 // Zurich-based Lloyd’s coverholder Amboss Underwriting has assumed the portfolio of the Zurich branch of Oilfield Insurances Agencies. Effective April 17, 2024, the announcement marks the commencement of Amboss’...

Chubb CEO Greenberg: Some Financial Lines Underwriting Practices ‘Simply Dumb’

Apr 25 2024 // According to Chubb CEO Evan G. Greenberg, the insurance industry’s underwriting practices for a number of financial lines are “simply dumb.” In a call with analysts to discuss Chubb’s earnings for...

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